Week 5: Groups and networks: patterns of organization Overview
Patterns of social organization influence how information is exchanged. Groups, networks, and communities are just a few illustration of organization patterns. This week is a deeper dive into networks and groups. By the end of the week, you should get a better sense of why we've designed this course as a distributed network rather than a group-based structure such as a discussion forum.
Activities Your first paper - your position on Connectivism - is due at the end of this week. More information on the paper is available here: http://connectivism12.wikispaces.com/ (scroll down to the assignment section).
Overview
Patterns of social organization influence how information is exchanged. Groups, networks, and communities are just a few illustration of organization patterns. This week is a deeper dive into networks and groups. By the end of the week, you should get a better sense of why we've designed this course as a distributed network rather than a group-based structure such as a discussion forum.
Readings
- Stephen Downes,Groups Vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues
- Stephen Downes, That Group Feeling
- Stephen Downes,Groups and Networks(video; here's the image from the video)
- George Siemens, Group and Network (Articulate presentation)
- Terry Anderson and John Dron, Collectives, Networks and Groups in Social Software for E-Learning
- Stephen Downes, 7 Habits of Highly Connected People
Seminars- Thursday, 8 pm Eastern: Collaborate. See time zone conversions (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=CCK12&iso=20120126T20&p1=250)
ActivitiesYour first paper - your position on Connectivism - is due at the end of this week. More information on the paper is available here: http://connectivism12.wikispaces.com/ (scroll down to the assignment section).